all email addresses have the @ symbol

@ = at in English. = dot in English

a type of diary that you put on the Internet is called a

You with

the mouse to make your

computer do something

when you take text, music or video from the Internet, you

it

you use email

(

mail) to send and receive messages on your computer via the internet

you can keep a list of your favourite websites called

on your computer

you click to start a search on the Internet

you can use symbols to add

to your email messages.

you can use the Internet for instant messaging. You send a message and you receive a reply immediately. It’s like a written conversation.

you sometimes receive emails that you didn’t ask for and didn’t want. This is junk mail or spam.

you use the to type messages

a connects one web page to another. It’s usually a word or phrase in blue and underlined.

you use the mouse to move around the screen of your computer

the in another word for the Internet

means connected to the Internet

you can download a podcast (a radio programme or a video) from the Internet and play it on your iPod (mp3 player)

when you quit a computer program, you

close it

you send a message and you receive a reply

you the Internet to find information

there are tools. They’re on the toolbar

your username is your email name, e. g. spiderman@italweb.net

type ‘virtual t

our of London’ into Google and

explore the capital of Great Britain!

a webcam is a camera connected to a computer

you can write the letter x at the end of your emails to send a kiss

don’t stay up late surfing the Internet. Go to bed!

FRANCESCA MILIONE

IIA